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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Camp One: April 13, 1996 - 19,500 Feet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who carries most of the gear for the climbers as they continue their hike up the mountain?
(a) Sherpas
(b) Rob Hall
(c) John Krakauer
(d) Doug Hansen

2. Which of the guides have already become ill as a result of the conditions at Lobuje?
(a) Scott Fischer
(b) Mike Groom
(c) Rob Hall
(d) Andy Harris

3. Which magazine does Krakauer query in order to climb Mount Everest for a story?
(a) The Rock
(b) Mountain Climbing
(c) Outside
(d) Field and Stream

4. How many continents' highest points did Rob Hall climb in a period of seven months once?
(a) 4
(b) 5
(c) 7
(d) 6

5. Which team on the mountain is sponsored by a newspaper?
(a) German
(b) South African
(c) Scott Fischer's
(d) Rob Hall's

Short Answer Questions

1. Fischer is from _________.

2. Hall only makes his climbers hike a few miles a day because of the _______________.

3. Where does Krakauer land when he arrives in Nepal?

4. In what is Base Camp located?

5. What is the name of Rob Hall's climbing organization that leads climbers up to the summit of Mount Everest?

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